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Grover "Billy" Hammond, a native of Clarks Hill in McCormick County, exemplified the important craft of split-oak basketmaking in South Carolina. The thin strips – or splits – that can be riven from...
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Interviewed by Dale Rosengarten In this interview, Barbara McCormick talks about the places she goes to find the materials she uses to make baskets
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Interviewed by Dale Rosengarten Barbara McCormick talks about where the material they use for their baskets grows.
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Interviewed by Dale Rosengarten Barbara McCormick talks about the different basketmakers and their unique styles.
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Interviewed by Dale Rosengarten Barbara McCormick describes a decker basket.
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Billy Henson talks about the difference between using sand or glass in a glaze. A native of Lyman in Spartanburg County, Henson came from a long line of traditional potters. Both his grandfather...
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Billy Henson talks with Cinda Baldwin about Jones "Pete" Clayton's influence on him. A native of Lyman in Spartanburg County, Henson came from a long line of traditional potters. Both his grandfather...
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Billy Henson tells Cinda Baldwin why he was interested in reviving alkaline-glazed stoneware. A native of Lyman in Spartanburg County, Henson came from a long line of traditional potters. Both his...
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Billy Henson and Cinda Baldwin discuss the need for stoneware. A native of Lyman in Spartanburg County, Henson came from a long line of traditional potters. Both his grandfather, Jesse Vardry Henson...
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A native of Lyman in Spartanburg County, Henson came from a long line of traditional potters. Both his grandfather, Jesse Vardry Henson, and his great-uncle, David Carr Henson, were folk potters in...